About a dozen of us visited Huntley Meadows this morning, co-led by Shannon
Dart and myself. We had 63 species, none exceptional. The most exiting aspect
of the walk (and certainly the noisiest) was the discussion about whether we
had seen a Mississippi Kite! While that species is not on the list below, it
is possible that the group was looking at two different birds at the time.
American Bittern - one seen flying over the marsh by a couple of people who
were
not participating effectively in the kite
discussion.
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 13
Snowy Egret 2
Green Heron 4
Yellow-crowned Night-heron - one seen briefly by one person
Turkey Vulture 2
Canada Goose 30, including a few goslings
Wood Duck 12, mainly ducklings
Mallard 8
Hooded Merganser 10, mainly ducklings
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Semipalmated Plover 2
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Mourning Dove 1
Barred Owl 1 heard across the marsh
Chimney Swift 15
Ruby-throated H'bird 1
Red-bellied W'pecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1 heard
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 heard
Acadian Flycatcher 1 seen, at least 5 more heard
Great Crested Flycatcher 1 seen, another heard
Eastern Kingbird 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2 seen, several heard
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 6
Northern R-W Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 6
Carolina Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1 heard
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10
Eastern Bluebird 6
Wood Thrush 1 heard
American Robin 2
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 20
Cedar Waxwing 8
Ovenbird 1 heard
Common Yellowthroat 6
Scarlet Tanager 1 heard
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 7
Blue Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 1 heard
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 35
House Sparrow 1
Stephen Eccles
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